LeBron James is seeking a maximum salary and initial meetings with teams will be held by his agent Rich Paul. Sam Amick of USA Today first reported news of Paul handling the meetings on Sunday.

In 2010, James scheduled six meetings with teams at his offices in Cleveland over the first three days of July.

James' max salary is projected to start at $22.2 million for 14-15.

James' demands for contract length are in flux and he has previously indicated that flexibility is important to him.

Carmelo Anthony plans to meet with the Chicago Bulls at 12:01 AM on Tuesday, according to sources.

Anthony is in the process of arranging a trip to Chicago to meet with the Bulls, then travel to Texas for Wednesday meetings with both the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks.

Anthony is likely to meet with the Rockets first on Wednesday, followed by the Mavericks.

With an offseason home in the area, Anthony is expected to meet with the Los Angeles Lakers face-to-face next week.

The New York Knicks are increasingly optimistic, however, about re-signing Anthony.

The Los Angeles Lakers are expected to pursue Trevor Ariza, according to sources.

Ariza won the 2009 NBA championship with the Lakers.

Ariza is also expected to receive interest from the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, Clippers and Phoenix Suns.

Ariza averaged 14.4 points for the Washington Wizards this past season and told the Washington Post that he hopes to re-sign with the team.

The Houston Rockets have officially informed Chandler Parsons that they will decline his team option for next season, thus making him a restricted free agent.

The Rockets have stated they hope to re-sign Parsons.

Parsons would have been an unrestricted free agent in 2015 if the Rockets had picked up the option.

Carmelo Anthony plans on making his decision in the second week of July after taking several visits in free agency.

Anthony is expected to meet with the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Lakers, Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks. A source made no mention of meeting with the Miami Heat.

The source said that Anthony loves New York and playing for the Knicks, but there are questions surrounding the future of the franchise.

Phil Jackson was evasive when asked by reporters Thursday night if he would be willing to complete a sign-and-trade with Anthony if he opts to go elsewhere. The source added that the Knicks and Anthony have had no discussions about the possibility of a sign-and-trade.

The Houston Rockets have a contingent deal in place to trade away Jeremy Lin to create cap space to sign a maximum contract free agent such as LeBorn James or Carmelo Anthony.

The Rockets won't move forward with the Lin trade until they receive a commitment from James or Anthony.

The Houston Rockets have traded Omer Asik to the New Orleans Pelicans for a future first round pick.

The Rockets will also send $1.5 million cash to the Pelicans as part of the deal, which won't become official until after July 1.

Asik has been on the trade block since the Rockets signed Dwight Howard last July.

The Rockets are attempting to clear cap space to sign either LeBron James or Carmelo Anthony. Houston could also create additional cap space by trading Jeremy Lin.

Zach Lowe of ESPN reports the pick to the Rockets will be conveyed in 2015 only if it is outside of the top 2/3 of the lottery or better than a top-20 selection.

Kyle Lowry is expected to receive interest from the Houston Rockets, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers.

Lowry played for the Rockets from 2009 until 2012 when he was moved to the Toronto Raptors for a first round pick that helped the team acquire James Harden.

The Toronto Raptors are still considered the frontrunners to retain Lowry.

Carmelo Anthony will visit the Houston Rockets, Dallas Mavericks and Chicago Bulls once free agency begins on July 1.

"Those three teams plus the Knicks seem to be the ones he's going to consider," one source said.

There does not appear to be a frontrunner at this point for Anthony.

Anthony is not expected to meet formally with the Los Angeles Lakers, but he's being recruited by Kobe Bryant. The two spoke by telephone earlier this week and Bryant told ESPN via text message that he plans to meet with Anthony as well.

The Miami Heat do not appear to be a viable option for Anthony. There had been reports about Anthony joining the Heat with the proposed Big 4 taking significant pay reductions, but sources said there has been no talk about that possibility from his camp.

The Golden State Warriors may be interested in trading for Chandler Parsons if the Houston Rockets need to create cap space by attaching Jeremy Lin.

Lin first played in the NBA with the Warriors.

Parsons will be a restricted free agent and the Rockets would like to re-sign him, but they are also interested in acquiring Carmelo Anthony and/or LeBron James.

The Warriors have a $9.8 million traded player exception.